protectorate

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protectorate
pro‧tec‧tor‧ate /prəˈtektərət, prəˈtektərɪt/

noun [countable]

Word Family: noun: protection, protector, protectionism, protectionist, protectiveness, protectorate; adjective: protected ≠ unprotected, protective, protectionist; verb: protect; adverb: protectively

a country that is protected and controlled by a more powerful country